Nāthdwāra,Nathdwaratown, southern Rājasthān Rajasthan state, northwestern India, just south of the Banās Banas River. Connected by road with Udaipur and close to the Malvi rail junction, Nāthdwāra Nathdwara is a place of Hindu pilgrimage; it contains a 17th-century Vaishnavite shrine that is one of the most famous in India. Within the temple is a celebrated image of the god Krishna, popularly said to date to the 12th century BCBCE. The town is an agricultural market and has a government college affiliated with the University of RājasthānRajasthan. Pop. (1991 prelim.2001) 3037,855026.